KKRB
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KKRB
| logo = KKRB-FM logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| city = Klamath Falls, Oregon
| area = Klamath Falls, Oregon
| branding = Sunny 107
| frequency = 106.9 MHz
| airdate = 1983
| format = Adult Contemporary
| erp = 51,000 watts
| haat = 197 meters (646 feet)
| class = C1
| facility_id = 74251
| coordinates = {{coord|42|13|24|N|121|49|02|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies = 95.9 MHz (1983–1988)
| affiliations =
| owner = Wynne Broadcasting
| licensee = Wynne Enterprises LLC
| sister_stations = KFEG, KFLS, KFLS-FM, KKKJ, KRJW
| webcast = [http://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KKRB Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.klamathradio.com/sunny107/ KKRB Online]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KKRB (106.9 FM, "Sunny 107") is a radio station licensed to serve Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. The station, launched in 1983, is owned by Wynne Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by Wynne Enterprises LLC.
Programming
KKRB broadcasts a soft adult contemporary music format.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |title=Station Information Profile |accessdate=May 6, 2009}}{{cite web |work=Oregon Blue Book |title=Oregon Radio Stations: Klamath Falls |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/cultural/media-radio.aspx |accessdate=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024035249/https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/cultural/media-radio.aspx |archive-date=October 24, 2018 |url-status=dead }} Syndicated programming on the station includes The John Tesh Radio Show as both a morning show and an evening program.{{cite news |publisher=The John Tesh Radio Show |title=Where Can I Hear The Show? |url=http://tesh.com/ittrium/visit?path=A1x97x1y1xa5x1x76y1x3e70x1x65y1x39ex1x65 |accessdate=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406015943/http://tesh.com/ittrium/visit?path=A1x97x1y1xa5x1x76y1x3e70x1x65y1x39ex1x65 |archive-date=April 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}
History
This station received its original construction permit for a new FM station broadcasting with 3,000 watts of power on a frequency of 95.9 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission on November 30, 1982.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BPH-19820727AA) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=45369 |date=November 30, 1982}} The new station was assigned the KKRB call sign by the FCC on February 14, 1983.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=74251&Callsign=KKRB |publisher=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |accessdate=May 6, 2009}} KKRB received its license to cover from the FCC on December 12, 1983.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLH-19830411AB) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=55974 |date=December 12, 1983}}
The station filed an application with the FCC in July 1984 requesting a change in assigned frequency from 95.9 to 106.9 MHz and an increase in signal power from 3,000 watts to 43,200 watts.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=71210 |title=Application Search Details (BPH-19840723IB) |date=September 4, 1984}} The FCC issued a new construction permit authorizing the changes on September 4, 1984. The station received a license to cover these changes on March 18, 1988.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLH-19870824KC) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=104632 |date=March 18, 1988}}
As part of an internal corporate reorganization, Wynne Broadcasting Company, Inc., filed an application in November 2003 to transfer the broadcast license for KKRB to a new company called Wynne Enterprises, LLC. The transfer was approved by the FCC on December 10, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 2004.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20031103ACZ) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=693571 |date=March 1, 2004}}
Awards and honors
KKRB was honored as "Adult Contemporary Radio Station of the Year" by New Music Weekly magazine at its annual New Music Awards in 2006, 2007, and 2008.{{cite news |work=New Music Weekly |title=2006 New Music Awards Winners Announced |url=http://www.newmusicweekly.com/news2.php?a=262 |date=November 14, 2006 |access-date=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215203623/http://www.newmusicweekly.com/news2.php?a=262 |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |work=New Music Weekly |title=2007 New Music Awards Winners: And The Winners Are... |url=http://www.newmusicweekly.com/news2.php?a=1157 |date=November 11, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219060007/http://www.newmusicweekly.com/news2.php?a=1157 |archive-date=December 19, 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |work=New Music Weekly |title=Artists and Radio Honored at 2008 New Music Awards |url=http://www.newmusicweekly.com/news2.php?a=2330 |date=November 23, 2008 |access-date=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714173021/http://www.newmusicweekly.com/news2.php?a=2330 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }} KKRB program director Randy Adams was also honored as "Adult Contemporary Program Director of the Year" in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
References
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External links
- [http://www.klamathradio.com/sunny107/ KKRB official website]
- [http://www.klamathradio.com/ Wynne Broadcasting]
{{FM station data|74251|KKRB}}
{{Klamath Falls Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Oregon}}
Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1983